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Frozen puddle in the grass.

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Latest issue of Gooseberry Pie is scrumptious @francinewitte.bsky.social @louellalester.bsky.social @catherinebuck.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social

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"Take a walk on the wild side." ~ Lou Reed Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"

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The river ice trail in Winnipeg is starting to melt.

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"This world was more or less ruined, they thought, and we’d best start fresh on Mars." Flipping burgers, algorithms and space travel, it's all here. "In Another World" by Robert McBrearty in #NFFR Issue 36. Enjoy! #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/in-another-w...

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"My brother leaves Alabama for Philadelphia to be a bone broth barista because it’s cooler to sip liquified bones than a Starbucks pumpkin latte." So much to love in this #flashfiction, esp the voice! "Love spell" by Kat Gonso in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/love-spell/

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"Chekov began to write when we were still students, and I started editing his work to add what he called color but I, secretly and only to myself, called life. I added the dog." A treat for all you Chekov fans, complete with dogs & guns - from Jill Bronfman newflashfiction.com/what-chekhov...

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"They heard the cue and began whispering in the somber muted tone of mourners. Henry didn’t know what they were supposed to be mourning." Oh the life of film set extras - check out this #flashfiction by Peter Demarco in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/background-n...

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"They say, Shuck him another! and angle the baby’s pushchair closer to the oyster hut. The parents are lean and beachy-golden. Their sunglasses and phones bling-bling in the sunlight." Delighted to publish @kimmurdock.bsky.social's story in Issue 36 of #NFFR newflashfiction.com/the-monster-...

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"She didn’t waste time and he liked that. He wondered whether her bedroom was disheveled and kind." Love the gentle sweep of this #flashfiction. "We stutter less when we sing" by @noranadjarian.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/we-stutter-l...

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"I have [a scar] on my right shoulder, where I came off my scooter outside my nan’s nursing home. Pebbledash wall – bloody cheese grater." Brilliant use of bricks and scars to tell this #flashfiction. "Shit brick" by Jack Barrie in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/shit-brick/

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"Watching him approach, there was something about the wilt of his walk & twig of his limbs that reminded me of that long-ago time when I was lithe & vigorous as lizards & no one wanted to change me." Word perfect take on a familiar tale by Mikki Arnoff in #NFFR newflashfiction.com/and-so-betwi...

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"Mavis Slaughterhouse was fifteen years older than us, a greying redhead and a former professional wrestler once known as Crimson Slaughter." Disarmingly moving story "Otto's Palooza" by Alyssa Aung in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/ottos-palooz...

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"Their faces aren’t identical, Guillem is more lupine. But then I see those eyes—exactly the same tree-bark brown." A skillful walk through how grief unravels us. Don't miss "It never really happened" by Jamie Gill in #NFFR Issue 36. #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/it-never-rea...

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Stairs to the underground parking lot.

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"Dear Abigail, Be happy you taught your lion to swim. I’m not." Wonderful use of form in 'Me and Barnaby, Alone" by @travisflatt.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/me-and-barna...

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"Lucas is fishing off the pier with a girl too clever for him. Anna and her disciples have been experimenting with shoplifting." Great exploration of family dynamics in "Kingfisher" by @rebeccacroser.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/kingfisher/

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"Approximately thirty seconds before dismissal, one of my first graders asks me what wind is. I freeze up, sixteen first grade faces watching me." Urgency and philosophy in this gem by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/i-dont-know-...

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And it's live! Delighted to publish Issue 36 with stories by Mikki Arnoff, Alyssa Aung, Jack Barrie, Jill Bronfman, Rebecca Croser, Peter DeMarco, Travis Flatt, Jaime Gill, Kat Gonso, Robert McBrearty, Kim Murdock, Nora Nadjarian, Chris Scott & Nathan Leslie. newflashfiction.com/issue-36/

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#SlavaUkraini

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Final days to travel on the river ice in Winnipeg this year.

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“Delicate Shadows,” is my latest Through Camera & Pen blog post. louellalester.blog/2025/02/24/d...

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Jars of water resting on a window ledge.

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iCYMI-PROSE GARDEN 2/22/25-hosted by @megpokrass.bsky.social and me. Elan Barnahama, @chelseastickle.bsky.social, Kalliopy Paleos, @pamelapainter.bsky.social, Mikki Aronoff, @janesalmonsuk.bsky.social, Lorette C. Luzajik, and @louellalester.bsky.social youtu.be/Fq0A9Orq9oo?...

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Thank you @megpokrass.bsky.social for Prompts of Resilience. Thank you to these wonderful winners: @johnsheirer.bsky.social & Rory Perkins & Honorable Mentions, including @louellalester.bsky.social pokrassprompts.substack.com/i/157452337/...

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I’ve been dreaming about riding my bicycle because I don’t ride in the winter snow. Here’s my previous bike’s tire.

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So let’s see how far round the Planet, Paragraph Planet stretches. Repost this with where you are in the world (broadly - i don’t need postcodes) and pictures are also good.

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I took this shot 11 years ago. One of my faves. 😊

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"A lot of my writing is very dark and I have been trying to write more grace and hope. But I want it to be earned. That’s what I was trying to accomplish with 'After'." @claudiamonpere.bsky.social talks about her #NFFR prize winning story "After" #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/claudia-monp...

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I forgot that it’s time for Canada Council Public Lending Rights deposit because my book is in Canadian libraries. More than my royalties now. 😊

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I submitted a few pieces of writing, after not bothering for some time. I have a couple of them accepted. Here’s a spot near my place that I like to photograph.

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My latest Through Camera & Pen blog post is “Morning Moon Through Window Blinds.” louellalester.blog/2025/02/10/m...

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Well, I submitted a few pieces of writing to journals this week. Here are some photos of an apple on my kitchen counter. 😊

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Sticks in snow. Snow people might covet them.

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Minimalist photos.

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Frozen puddle in the grass.

Latest issue of Gooseberry Pie is scrumptious @francinewitte.bsky.social @louellalester.bsky.social @catherinebuck.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social

"Take a walk on the wild side." ~ Lou Reed Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"

The river ice trail in Winnipeg is starting to melt.

"This world was more or less ruined, they thought, and we’d best start fresh on Mars." Flipping burgers, algorithms and space travel, it's all here. "In Another World" by Robert McBrearty in #NFFR Issue 36. Enjoy! #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/in-another-w...

"My brother leaves Alabama for Philadelphia to be a bone broth barista because it’s cooler to sip liquified bones than a Starbucks pumpkin latte." So much to love in this #flashfiction, esp the voice! "Love spell" by Kat Gonso in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/love-spell/

"Chekov began to write when we were still students, and I started editing his work to add what he called color but I, secretly and only to myself, called life. I added the dog." A treat for all you Chekov fans, complete with dogs & guns - from Jill Bronfman newflashfiction.com/what-chekhov...

"They heard the cue and began whispering in the somber muted tone of mourners. Henry didn’t know what they were supposed to be mourning." Oh the life of film set extras - check out this #flashfiction by Peter Demarco in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/background-n...

"They say, Shuck him another! and angle the baby’s pushchair closer to the oyster hut. The parents are lean and beachy-golden. Their sunglasses and phones bling-bling in the sunlight." Delighted to publish @kimmurdock.bsky.social's story in Issue 36 of #NFFR newflashfiction.com/the-monster-...

"She didn’t waste time and he liked that. He wondered whether her bedroom was disheveled and kind." Love the gentle sweep of this #flashfiction. "We stutter less when we sing" by @noranadjarian.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36. newflashfiction.com/we-stutter-l...

"I have [a scar] on my right shoulder, where I came off my scooter outside my nan’s nursing home. Pebbledash wall – bloody cheese grater." Brilliant use of bricks and scars to tell this #flashfiction. "Shit brick" by Jack Barrie in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/shit-brick/

"Watching him approach, there was something about the wilt of his walk & twig of his limbs that reminded me of that long-ago time when I was lithe & vigorous as lizards & no one wanted to change me." Word perfect take on a familiar tale by Mikki Arnoff in #NFFR newflashfiction.com/and-so-betwi...

"Mavis Slaughterhouse was fifteen years older than us, a greying redhead and a former professional wrestler once known as Crimson Slaughter." Disarmingly moving story "Otto's Palooza" by Alyssa Aung in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/ottos-palooz...

"Their faces aren’t identical, Guillem is more lupine. But then I see those eyes—exactly the same tree-bark brown." A skillful walk through how grief unravels us. Don't miss "It never really happened" by Jamie Gill in #NFFR Issue 36. #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/it-never-rea...

Stairs to the underground parking lot.

"Dear Abigail, Be happy you taught your lion to swim. I’m not." Wonderful use of form in 'Me and Barnaby, Alone" by @travisflatt.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/me-and-barna...

"Lucas is fishing off the pier with a girl too clever for him. Anna and her disciples have been experimenting with shoplifting." Great exploration of family dynamics in "Kingfisher" by @rebeccacroser.bsky.social in #NFFR Issue 36 #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/kingfisher/

"Approximately thirty seconds before dismissal, one of my first graders asks me what wind is. I freeze up, sixteen first grade faces watching me." Urgency and philosophy in this gem by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/i-dont-know-...

And it's live! Delighted to publish Issue 36 with stories by Mikki Arnoff, Alyssa Aung, Jack Barrie, Jill Bronfman, Rebecca Croser, Peter DeMarco, Travis Flatt, Jaime Gill, Kat Gonso, Robert McBrearty, Kim Murdock, Nora Nadjarian, Chris Scott & Nathan Leslie. newflashfiction.com/issue-36/

#SlavaUkraini

Final days to travel on the river ice in Winnipeg this year.

“Delicate Shadows,” is my latest Through Camera & Pen blog post. louellalester.blog/2025/02/24/d...

Jars of water resting on a window ledge.

iCYMI-PROSE GARDEN 2/22/25-hosted by @megpokrass.bsky.social and me. Elan Barnahama, @chelseastickle.bsky.social, Kalliopy Paleos, @pamelapainter.bsky.social, Mikki Aronoff, @janesalmonsuk.bsky.social, Lorette C. Luzajik, and @louellalester.bsky.social youtu.be/Fq0A9Orq9oo?...

Thank you @megpokrass.bsky.social for Prompts of Resilience. Thank you to these wonderful winners: @johnsheirer.bsky.social & Rory Perkins & Honorable Mentions, including @louellalester.bsky.social pokrassprompts.substack.com/i/157452337/...

I’ve been dreaming about riding my bicycle because I don’t ride in the winter snow. Here’s my previous bike’s tire.

So let’s see how far round the Planet, Paragraph Planet stretches. Repost this with where you are in the world (broadly - i don’t need postcodes) and pictures are also good.

I took this shot 11 years ago. One of my faves. 😊

"A lot of my writing is very dark and I have been trying to write more grace and hope. But I want it to be earned. That’s what I was trying to accomplish with 'After'." @claudiamonpere.bsky.social talks about her #NFFR prize winning story "After" #flashfiction newflashfiction.com/claudia-monp...

I forgot that it’s time for Canada Council Public Lending Rights deposit because my book is in Canadian libraries. More than my royalties now. 😊

I submitted a few pieces of writing, after not bothering for some time. I have a couple of them accepted. Here’s a spot near my place that I like to photograph.

My latest Through Camera & Pen blog post is “Morning Moon Through Window Blinds.” louellalester.blog/2025/02/10/m...

Well, I submitted a few pieces of writing to journals this week. Here are some photos of an apple on my kitchen counter. 😊

Sticks in snow. Snow people might covet them.

Minimalist photos.

I’m writing all the time, but I have not been feeling much like submitting. I did submit a piece yesterday.

Sticks in snow.

Dormant plant shadows on snow.